Although he is the commander, he has only recently become a Hunter Soldier, so he still needs to seek advice from everyone, especially from old hands like Zong Ren.
This time they were acting on orders from the Emperor of Great Zhou, which were essentially commands; failure to complete them would have consequences. If viewed from the perspective of the mission, their task was already accomplished.
The map of the Purple Gold Vein had been found, and that too without losing a single soldier, which could be considered the perfect outcome.
As long as they return to Yujing with the ore vein map, they can report back, but the consequences of submitting the map can be well imagined.
Emperor Zhou, Ye Chengtian, will definitely order the army to seize the Purple Gold Vein, and under such circumstances, whether the vein can be recaptured is another matter.
The gang of mysterious bandits will surely kill the captured villagers to eliminate witnesses.
